Espresso, Intelligentsia

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We begin at Intelligentsia Coffee in Venice, California over an espresso shot, a syphon pot and a cappuccino.

Episode 2: Syphon Coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWduH2...
Episode 3: Cappuccino http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqs1Hh...

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[sidgans]

Gorgeous + v.interesting!

[Alice McMahon]

Just had an intro to Barista class at Intelligentsia, Chicago. Thanks for the great video! Well done.

[acearch5ive]

If you visit Intelligensia you will be awed by how many people are dying for any excuse to act like an asshole. So why don't you get more "authentic" and just relax, make a decent espresso as a matter of fact and relax. Also your prices are outrageous.

[tonybeir]

That espresso looked perfect.

[Prakash Raut]

Great video.

[txturbo930]

Great video. Will definitely stop in next time I'm in Venice.

[Mark Bartlett]

could spinning the group handle before extraction damage the puck?

[TheMirdoc]

Thank you!

[ForeverAyrtonSenna]

Delicious film-making!

[Matthew Cook]

Pt 3. if you 're drinking lots of espresso 8+ shots per day it is a good idea to have some food in your stomach to balance it, along with drinking a lot of water. Coffee does charge you up, that is why a lot of people drink it (me its for the taste, and my life) sparling water also works very well to even you out. It is the same deal with alcohol drink responsibly and you will be fine. What you're experiencing is common and treatable. it is mainly dehydration for both issues. hope this helped :)

[Matthew Cook]

pt.2 people have different tolerance levels to caffeine. and people get a placebo effect from espresso because it is just coffee no milk. but it is the same as vodka shot or vodka mixer with both you are consuming the same amount of alcohol, or in this case espresso, but with the shot you can really taste it. Coffee is a natural diuretic meaning that it will dehydrate you, per shot of espresso you should drink 1 litre of water to compensate! yes that much! This will fix you up, also if you ..

[Matthew Cook]

So were you a coffee drinker before? latte,cappuccino? then move to espresso? because both have the same caffeine content or your lattes may have more you need to ask your barista what kind of doseage they are using the dry and wet weight (liquid weight) standard single shot is 10-14 grams dry for 30mls, 1 ounce espresso. Double is 17-22 grams dry 45ml - 60ml espresso, 2 ounce. the caffeine content in espresso is actually quite low from arabica varietals.